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MALNUTRITION IN NURSING HOMES: TOO COMMON FOR COMFORT 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

MALNUTRITION IN NURSING HOMES: TOO COMMON FOR COMFORT

What is malnutrition? Wikipedia defines “malnutrition” as the insufficient, excessive or imbalanced consumption of nutrients. Other sources state that malnutrition is a condition which results from an inadequate or unbalanced diet, digestive difficulties, absorption problems, or other medical conditions. Whatever the definition…it is not a good thing and is particularly problematic for the elderly in…

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SEVEN YEARS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AT NHC NURSING HOME 150 150 Dan Frith
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SEVEN YEARS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AT NHC NURSING HOME

This is sad news…almost unbelievable news! NHC Healthcare – Bristol, a nursing home located in Bristol, Virginia is being sued for allowing an employee to sexually abuse (repeatedly over many years) a 93 year old resident. Nursing aides say every time someone steps into the frail, elderly woman’s room, she rolls into a fetal position…

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ADVICE TO RECENT COLLEGE GRADS REGARDING YOUR JOB SEARCH 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ADVICE TO RECENT COLLEGE GRADS REGARDING YOUR JOB SEARCH

A few years ago I received a call from a very thoughtful mother, who was calling our office on behalf of her daughter. She was a recent college graduate, in need of work, who agreed to work for peanuts, OK, maybe pennies, as a staffing recruiter in the retail industry. She basically would find people…

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ABUSE REALLY DOES HAPPEN IN NURSING HOMES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ABUSE REALLY DOES HAPPEN IN NURSING HOMES

If you have ever doubted that people can be intentionally cruel and abusive to the most vulnerable in our society, the following might change your mind. In New York State, a Nurse intentionall dumps an elderly dementia patient from her wheelchair, onto the floor – breaking her hip. CBS Reporter Kristin Johnson reports the following:…

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NEW AGREEMENT / EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT – GET IT REVIEWED 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

NEW AGREEMENT / EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT – GET IT REVIEWED

If the bank sent you a letter that said “We are changing the terms of your 30 year mortgage so please read the attached and let us know if you agree,” you would read it, right? You might even ask a professional to explain how the terms have changed, been modified, etc and whether the bank…

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WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO QUIT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO QUIT

Yikes. Friends. Come on. Please use your “thinking cap” as my 7th grade Latin teacher Ms. Bineau would say. Before you quit one job, to take a second in the same industry, think about how to handle the transition. The following actions will get you into trouble, and possibly a lawsuit, almost every time. So don’t do…

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BAD DOCTORS: DOES THE MEDICAL PROFESSION TURN A BLIND EYE? 150 150 Dan Frith
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BAD DOCTORS: DOES THE MEDICAL PROFESSION TURN A BLIND EYE?

My wife and I recently traveled to Europe with a group of alumni from a local college. The trip (to Istanbul, Turkey) was fantastic! Many nights the group shared dinner and conversation at days’ end…often talking about the amazing history and culture of our host country. One night, however, the discussion turned to medical malpractice…

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CALIFORNIA HORROR STORY: COULD IT HAPPEN IN VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith
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CALIFORNIA HORROR STORY: COULD IT HAPPEN IN VIRGINIA?

We place our aged loved ones in nursing homes because they can no longer take care of themselves and we lack the knowledge and/or ability to care for them ourselves. We expect our mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers to be cared for…we don’t expect what happened in a California nursing home. Sophie Schwartz, 92, suffered…

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IS MASSACHUSETTS MAKING GOOD LAW ON NON-COMPETES? 150 150 Dan Frith
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IS MASSACHUSETTS MAKING GOOD LAW ON NON-COMPETES?

I live in Virginia but try to keep abreast of national developments on non-compete laws. Most people are aware that California has almost eliminated non-compete contracts in the employment arena. Now it looks like Massachusetts is getting into the action. The current version of a bill under consideration looks awfully good to me and includes…

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HEY LADY – YOU STOLE MY LINE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HEY LADY – YOU STOLE MY LINE

I mean really. Don’t you hate it when someone steals your stuff? Like the time the employment defense attorney who runs this blog, http://legal.entrepreneur.com/2010/05/18/to-compete-or-not-to-compete-that-is-the-question/, stole my line from a blog I wrote many weeks ago: http://virginianoncompete.blogspot.com/2009/09/to-sign-or-not-to-sign-that-is-question.html Or the time she quoted me as a reliable source on the subject of non-competes in the same article…

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VIRGINIA DOCTOR GIVES ADVICE ON HOW TO HELP FLAWED NURSING HOME SYSTEM 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA DOCTOR GIVES ADVICE ON HOW TO HELP FLAWED NURSING HOME SYSTEM

Our local paper, The Roanoke Times, has a monthly column written by a local geriatric physician. Our region has been known as of late, as a wonderful place to retire and Health care is in fact, our largest local industry so the column does hit home with many people. In yesterday’s paper, a woman apparently…

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VICTORY FOR PLAINTIFF IN SURGICAL MALPRACTICE SUIT 150 150 Dan Frith
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VICTORY FOR PLAINTIFF IN SURGICAL MALPRACTICE SUIT

May 14, 2010By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun A 53-year-old Harford County woman won a $3.5 million medical malpractice verdict on Thursday against two surgeons and their business, Vascular Surgery Associates. Victoria Little underwent surgery for blocked arteries in 2007, with disastrous results, according to her Baltimore attorneys. She filed a lawsuit in Harford County…

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